History of the Pride day sort was made in Lewis County on June 5th when the region's first Gay Pride rally and parade arose from the passion of activists. It was organized by a group of college students in the Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) at Centralia College and featured speakers, food, and informational booths. Organizers told SGN abomore --------------------------------------------------

Two months after a lawsuit was brought against the city of Bellevue seeking workplace benefits for city employees, the City Council finally granted domestic partner benefits to same-sex and elderly couples this past Monday. In a 7-0 vote, themore--------------------------------------------------

Pride weekend will be full of options for the region's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community. However, the four main events - scheduled to more --------------------------------------------------

Third time's a charm. Gay pride in Riga, Latvia, finally went smoothly this year on June 3.

In 2005, the first year, 150 marchers were heavily outnumbered by around 1,000 anti-Gay protesters who hurled insults, bottles and rotten eggs; blocked the streets; and forced the paramore --------------------------------------------------

Russia with hate - Observations on Moscow Gay pride
by Peter Tatchell -
Special to the SGN
On Sunday 27 May, in Moscow, I witnessed the latest assault on human rights in Russia. A tiny, peaceful Gay Pride march, which threatened no one, was banned on the diktat of Moscow's mayor, Yuri Luzhkov. At the same time, President Putin effectively banned Gay Pride organisers from holding a rally more
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When it came to Gay issues, the surprise sluggers in Sunday night's Democratic presidential debate were not among the top three polling Democrats. They were U.S. Senator Joseph Biden and New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson.